Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, was several months after the Union armies defeated the Confederacy's at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln emphasizes the principles in the Declaration of Independence, such as, "all men are created equal". He also deems the Civil War the struggle for the preservation of the Union, which would emerge to bring equality to all citizens, ensure democracy, and where states' rights were not dominant. He mentions the men that gave their lives at Gettysburg and emphasizes that their purpose will never be forgotten. He ends with his hope for America, that the "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Saturday, November 17, 2012
LAD #15: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, was several months after the Union armies defeated the Confederacy's at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln emphasizes the principles in the Declaration of Independence, such as, "all men are created equal". He also deems the Civil War the struggle for the preservation of the Union, which would emerge to bring equality to all citizens, ensure democracy, and where states' rights were not dominant. He mentions the men that gave their lives at Gettysburg and emphasizes that their purpose will never be forgotten. He ends with his hope for America, that the "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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